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"empire" for the rest of the season. they consider smollett a family member but the past couple of weeks have been very emotional. while these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system is the process plays out. we are also aware of the effects of the process on the cast and crew members who work on our show and to avoid further disruption onset we have decided to remove the role of jamaal for ide final two episodes of the season. before the decision to cut his character, he left the jail yesterday and went to work on the set in chicago. aerial video appears ...

>> reporter: simply we just got offset and got the information about his role on the show. it says the events of the past few weekvise been incredibly emotional for all of us. jussie has been an important member of the empire family and we care about him deeply. while the allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system as the process plays out. we are also aware on the effects of the process on the cast and crew members who work on our show. to avoid further disruption we have decided to remove the role of jamal from the final two episodes of the season. i ran bac...

Pretty scary. >> reporter: last fall, the coast guard insider threat program flagged his suspicious behavior and the government described these allegations as just tip of the iceburg. bill? >> heather: jussie smollett, executive producers of the show "empire" say he will not appear in the final two episodes after he met with his castmates yesterday proclaiming his innocence. matt finn has been all over this story, live in chicago with the latest. hi, matt. >> reporter: heather, the executive producers say the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional. they consider him a member of the fami...

Allegations he staged a hate crime to boost his career and salary, we are told by the police superintendent there. the executive producers released the statement saying, "we are placing our trust in the legal system as the process plays out. we are also aware of the effects of this process on the cast and crew members who work on our show. to avoid further disruption months that have decided to remove the role of jamaal from the final two episodes of the season." i want to bring in a now a deformation attorney. libby, so good to get your expertise on this. first of all, with the charges agains...

Humanitarian aid. you are seeing protests inside the country on the streets. they weren't as big as the ones last week that saw him swear himself in and they will give those around maduro who is wondering how it will develop and particularly the military and the elite paused to see how let's see how the weekend's process plays out. it's all about the money, really. when that runs out. nicolas maduro is in peril and they will make petrol behind the country and we'll have to see how this weekend's protests play out today. i don't think it will move the dial a lot. brianna? >> very interesting. n...